Salvia miniata Father's Day the plants are quite drought

the plants are quite drought tolerant and hardy to a light to moderate frost

borders and banks or sloping areas of the gardens

Sear stem ends for 7-10 seconds in boiling water

the persistence of its seedheads

Multiple tall stems will sway in the breeze and hold beautiful frothy double flowers which seem to float and that will add long lasting summer colour above the ferny foliage

Salvia miniata Father's Day the plants are quite droughtSalvia miniata also known as Mountain Sage or Belize Sage has striking luminous orange red flowers with lovely glossy green leaves which make it quite different from many others in the salvia family. This is an evergreen woody salvia and as such retains its foliage year round. This plant is apparently frost tender although ours is sitting out in full sun so it does catch the frost but I can see no damage from the frosts that we get here although it